One of my favorite quotes has always been from Mark Twain: "Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been."
I love that. It puts things into perspective. It means that there's nothing really bad about growing old because the lines on your face will simply mirror all the wonderful memories and experiences you've had. (Unless, of course, your wrinkles are from all the years you spent scowling and then, well, maybe you need to figure out how to change that.)
As I rode the elevator back up to my room in New York the other night (I was on the 40th floor of the hotel, so lots of time for thinking), I started to realize that it's getting easier to tell where those "smiles" have been. I tried to rationalize this by telling myself there was harsh lighting, I had been up for about 19 hours, my make-up was wearing off, and I was tired. But still, the outline of a few wrinkles were just clear as day to me. And I didn't like it!
2 comments:
Just make sure those wrinkles are indicative of a fun filled life of laughing and loving. Mine are and I wouldn't trade those wrinkles for a minute of my life. Smile when you see them.
Mom, you are mistaken. Ellen is just getting old. Sucks to be 30 and 3 months!!
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